Tito Ortiz (21-12-1, 14) was born in Huntington Beach, California, U.S. on January 23, 1975. At the age of 22 years on May 30, 1997, he made his professional MMA debut against Wes Albritton, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On May 30, 1997, 22-year old Tito Ortiz made his UFC debut on his 1st professional MMA fight at UFC 13 against Wes Albritton, winning the fight in the 1st round via TKO.
On his 6th career fight at 24 years old, Tito Ortiz got a shot at the UFC Championship light-heavyweight titles against Frank Shamrock on September 24, 1999 but lost the fight via 4th-round TKO.
He became the UFC light-heavyweight champion on April 14, 2000 at age 25 on his 7th professional MMA fight at UFC 25 after defeating a 23-year old Wanderlei Silva via 5-round unanimous decision.
Ortiz' last fight was a 1st-round submission win against Alberto El Patr贸n at age 44 on December 7, 2019. He retired with a 3-fight winning streak.
He has fought 26 times in the UFC, and has a record of 14 wins, 11 losses and 1 draw in the promotion.
Some of Tito Ortiz' best fights have been against Evan Tanner, Elvis Sinosic, Yuki Kondo, Ken Shamrock, Wanderlei Silva, Vladimir Matyushenko and Jerry Bohlander.
Ortiz has 12 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
34 | Dec 7, 2019 44 years, 10 months 21-12-1 (14) | Alberto El Patr贸n | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
33  | Nov 24, 2018 43 years, 10 months 20-12-1 (13) | 48 years, 11 months 21-8 (14) | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
32  | Jan 21, 2017 41 years, 11 months 19-12-1 (12) | 39 years, 9 months 29-14-1 (12) | Bellator | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
31  | Sep 19, 2015 40 years, 7 months 18-12-1 (11) | 32 years, 11 months 10-0 (9) | Bellator | LHW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Inverted triangle choke For Bellator World light-heavyweight title |
30  | Nov 15, 2014 39 years, 9 months 18-11-1 (11) | 37 years, 7 months 15-8 (10) | Bellator | LHW | 3 | SD | WIN |
29  | May 17, 2014 39 years, 3 months 17-11-1 (11) | 29 years, 11 months 51-7 (38) | Bellator | LHW | 1 | CKO | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
28  | Jul 7, 2012 37 years, 5 months 16-11-1 (11) | 33 years 18-7 (10) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
27  | Dec 10, 2011 36 years, 10 months 16-10-1 (11) | 35 years, 6 months 19-5 (10) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches and elbows to the body |
26  | Aug 6, 2011 36 years, 6 months 16-9-1 (11) | 31 years, 10 months 15-1-1 (7) | UFC | LHW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Knee to the body and punches |
25  | Jul 2, 2011 36 years, 5 months 16-8-1 (11) | 28 years 12-1 (8) | UFC | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
24  | Oct 23, 2010 35 years, 9 months 15-8-1 (10) | 34 years 9-2 (6) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
23 | Nov 21, 2009 34 years, 9 months 15-7-1 (10) | 30 years, 4 months 16-6 (10) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SD | LOSS |
22  | May 24, 2008 33 years, 4 months 15-6-1 (10) | 29 years, 11 months 12-0 (5) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
21 | Jul 7, 2007 32 years, 5 months 15-5-1 (10) | 27 years, 9 months 10-0 (5) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | DRAW Unanimous |
20 | Dec 30, 2006 31 years, 11 months 15-5 (10) | 37 years 19-3 (13) | UFC | LHW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches For UFC light-heavyweight title |
19  | Oct 10, 2006 31 years, 8 months 15-4 (10) | 42 years, 7 months 26-11-2 (23) | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
18 | Jul 8, 2006 31 years, 5 months 14-4 (9) | 42 years, 4 months 26-10-2 (23) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Elbows |
17 | Apr 15, 2006 31 years, 2 months 13-4 (8) | 26 years, 9 months 12-2 (9) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SD | WIN |
16  | Feb 5, 2005 30 years 12-4 (8) | 27 years, 10 months 12-4 (9) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SD | WIN |
15  | Oct 22, 2004 29 years, 8 months 11-4 (8) | 24 years, 7 months 5-0 (4) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
14 | Apr 2, 2004 29 years, 2 months 10-4 (8) | 34 years, 3 months 13-3 (7) | UFC | LHW | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches |
13  | Sep 26, 2003 28 years, 8 months 10-3 (8) | 40 years, 3 months 11-5 (6) | UFC | LHW | 5 | UD | LOSS Lost UFC light-heavyweight title |
12 | Nov 22, 2002 27 years, 9 months 10-2 (8) | 38 years, 9 months 25-7-2 (22) | UFC | LHW | 3 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage Defended UFC light-heavyweight title |
11  | Sep 28, 2001 26 years, 8 months 9-2 (7) | 30 years, 8 months 10-1 (7) | UFC | LHW | 5 | UD | WIN Defended UFC light-heavyweight title |
10  | Jun 29, 2001 26 years, 5 months 8-2 (7) | 30 years, 4 months 4-3-1 (4) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches and elbows Defended UFC light-heavyweight title |
9  | Feb 23, 2001 26 years, 1 months 7-2 (6) | 30 years 23-2 (21) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Slam Defended UFC light-heavyweight title |
8  | Dec 16, 2000 25 years, 10 months 6-2 (5) | 25 years, 4 months 29-8-3 (17) | UFC | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Neck crank Defended UFC light-heavyweight title |
7  | Apr 14, 2000 25 years, 2 months 5-2 (4) | 23 years, 9 months 11-2 (9) | UFC | LHW | 5 | UD | WIN Won UFC light-heavyweight title Vacant |
6  | Sep 24, 1999 24 years, 8 months 4-2 (4) | 26 years, 9 months 18-7-2 (12) | UFC | LHW | 4 | TKO | LOSS Submission to punches For UFC light-heavyweight title |
5  | Mar 5, 1999 24 years, 1 months 4-1 (4) | 31 years, 2 months 22-6-2 (10) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
4  | Jan 8, 1999 23 years, 11 months 3-1 (3) | 24 years, 10 months 9-2 (7) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Cut |
3 | Dec 8, 1998 23 years, 10 months 2-1 (2) | Jeremy Screeton | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to knees | |
2 | May 30, 1997 22 years, 4 months 1-1 (1) | 29 years, 4 months 12-4-2 (6) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
1 | May 30, 1997 22 years, 4 months 1-0 (1) | Wes Albritton | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
